Net Effect of Education on Technology Adoption by U.S. Farmers

Hiroki Uematsu and Ashok Mishra ()

No 56450, 2010 Annual Meeting, February 6-9, 2010, Orlando, Florida from Southern Agricultural Economics Association

Abstract: The objective of this study is to estimate the net effect of education on technology adoption for U.S. farmers. Using 2006 Agricultural Resource Management Survey data, this study develops a simultaneous equations model to integrate farmers’ labor allocation decision with adoption of both time saving and management intensive technologies.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.56450

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